Asian pear tree --- fire bright?

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Hi All,Could somebody take a look at the the problem I have with my Asian pear treeI have on my backyard.  The tree is about 3 yrs old. It sets  small fruits at the momentbut seeing this kind of problem is really scare me.   If it is indeed the fire bright issue,how would I go about solving the problem?  I live in Dallas, TX area.Here are the three  photos I took this morning:Thanks in advance,JIMMY

dr-solo · Accepted Answer

looks like it issue,

dr-solo · Answer

Fire blight sprays (such as streptomycin or copper) must be used annually duringbloom on both commercial and home plantings. bright issue,

dr-solo · Answer

There is noabsolute preventative treatment for fire blight, althoughusing a copper or Bordeaux fungicide before bud swelldoes help tremendously. Minimizing hard dormant seasonpruning (which encourages a lot of early spring, susceptiblevegetative growth) can help reduce infection incidence ascan lowering levels of nitrogen fertilizer applications. Ifinfections do occur, careful pruning (at least six inchesbeyond the infected areas and into healthy tissue) remainsthe most effective post-infection control method. Disinfestall tools with a 10% bleach solution or 70% isopropylalcohol between pruning cuts to limit infectious spread.A bright spot is that growers are reporting a general bright issue,

JS · Answer

Does this chemical do it? advise,JIMMY

dr-solo · Answer

yes.  that will do.

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